January 12, 2012

Razer reveals Project Fiona, a tablet with controllers attached to it running on a Core i7 and Windows 8

Razer piqued our interest a few days ago when they talked
about the Project Fiona, promising a “PC gaming on an all-new form
factor”. Little did we know it was going to be a tablet with controllers
attached to it.
Razer’s Project Fiona is essentially that, a tablet with two
PlayStation Move like controllers on the side. The controllers are fixed
and so even when you’re not gaming you will still have them around.
Each of the controller has a joystick on it with four buttons on the
front and two shoulder buttons. The device includes force feedback,
3-axis gyro, magnetometer and an accelerometer.
In the middle of these controllers is a large 10.1-inch, 1280 x 800
resolution multi-touch display. Running on this display will be Windows
8, so you will actually be holding a full PC in your hands. Along with
that you also get Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 and Dolby 7.1
surround sound. Powering all of this is Intel’s Core i7 processor.
Other specifications are sketchy at this point because the device is
still in developmental stage and some of the specs may change by the
time it arrives in Q4, 2012. No exact price has been revealed but Razer
plans to keep it under a $1,000.
Personally, I find it hard to imagine holding that thing with the two
controllers particularly comfortable. Even if it light eventually your
hands will get tired sticking out in front of you like that. It would
have also been nicer if the joysticks came off, so you could use the
device just as a Windows 8 tablet. Also, I wonder why Razer chose to put
four additional buttons on the left joystick instead of the more common
D-pad. Hopefully, Razer sorts some of these issues out by the time the
device goes on sale. Source